Thracia villosiuscula (Macgillivray, 1827)
Thracioidea : Thraciidae |
| Tebble name: | Thracia villosiuscula (Macgillivray) |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Thracia villosiuscula (Macgillivray, 1827) |
To size: To 30mm. Shell Structure: Brittle. Equivalve: Inequivalve, RV more convex than LV. Equilateral: Inequilateral, beaks behind midline. Outline: Oval; anterior margin broadly rounded, posterior dorsal margin straight, becoming truncated. Ventral margin almost straight, curves slightly in some specimens.
Sculpture: Concentric lines and ridges covered with coarse granulations which are more visible on the posterior and can be seen at low magnification. Margin: Smooth. Ligament: External and internal: External short, behind beaks; internal thick in a narrow triangular resilifer below external. Hinge: Lithodesma short, narrow, in front of ligament. Pallial Musculature: Broadly rounded to below anterior end of resilifer. Not confluent. Periostracum: Light brown, very thin. Colour: White.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Thracioidea : Thraciidae
References
Listed are literature citing Thracia villosiuscula (Macgillivray, 1827). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Macgillivray W 1827. Description of Anatina villosiuscula, a new species, and of Venerupis nucleus, a species new to the British fauna. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. 2: 370-371. |
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